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Human Rights Groups Ask U.S. to Grant Asylum to Bangladesh Bloggers

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (NsNewsWire) — A coalition of human rights groups called on the United States on Monday to grant temporary visas to secular writers from Bangladesh after a series of bloody attacks by Islamist militants, reports Reuters. Five bloggers and a publisher were killed by Islamists in Bangladesh this year, including an American citizen […]

Bangladesh celebrates 45th V-day

DHAKA, Dec. 17 (NsNewsWire) — With due solemnity and rich tributes paid to the martyrs of the Liberation War of 1971 for their supreme sacrifices for the long-cherished independence of the homeland, Bangaldesh Wednesday celebrated its 45th victory day. The day, a public holiday, commenced with a 31-gun salute followed by rich tributes of President […]

Obama vows to defeat ‘new phase’ of terrorist threat

Washington, Dec. 7 (NsNewsWire) — President Barack Obama on Sunday laid out the most sweeping defense yet of his strategy to defeat Islamic State, but he offered no US policy shift to confront what he called a “new phase” in the terrorist threat after a mass shooting in California, reports Reuters. In a rare Oval […]

Feature: Bangladesh in climate-induced migration mess

by Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Dec. 6 (NsNewsWire) — Armed with shovels and baskets, they stand around on the sidewalk every morning waiting to be hired, reports Xinhua. The dozen or so a group of such day-laborers are a common daily sight on the sidewalks of many Dhaka streets. Most of them are worn-out looking men and […]

Knife attacks at London tube station

London, Dec. 6 (NsNewsWire) — A stabbing at a Tube station in east London is being treated as a “terrorist incident”, the Met Police has said. Police were called to reports of people being attacked at Leytonstone station just after 19:00 GMT. The knifeman reportedly shouted “this is for Syria”. A man was arrested after […]

New York Times, in rare front-page editorial, calls for outlawing some rifles

By Alex Dobuzinskis (Reuters) – The New York Times, in its first front-page editorial in nearly a century, on Saturday called for outlawing the kinds of rifles used in the California shooting massacre this week that left 14 people dead. The newspaper’s editorial comes three days after Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik, a married […]

Hollande’s approval ratings climb sharply after Paris attacks: poll

PARIS, Dec. 2 (NsNewsWire) — A poll published Tuesday showed French President Francois Hollande since the Paris terror attacks gained an approval ratings boost at 35 percent, his best rating since October 2012. The TNS Sofres-One Point survey in Le Figaro magazine showed Hollande’s handling of the Nov. 13 attacks boosted his popularity by 20 […]

Bangladesh: Lurching from secularism to sectarian terror?

By Sabir Mustafa Editor, BBC Bengali DHAKA, Dec. 1 (NsNewsWire) — The recent killings of atheist bloggers in Bangladesh have raised concerns about freedom of speech and shrinking space for secularist thoughts. But increasingly, Bangladesh appears to be heading down a new and even more dangerous road. Recent attacks on Shia Muslims and death threats […]

Interview: BRICS media should collaborate to break Western hegemony in news reportin

BRASILIA, Nov. 30 (NsNewsWire) — Media outlets from BRICS countries must foster initiatives to break Western hegemony in news reporting, a senior official from Brazil’s public broadcaster told Xinhua in a recent interview. Andre Barbosa, executive director for external relations with Brazil’s state-owned radio and TV operator EBC, also said efforts should be made within […]